The Gospel

Thursday, October 2, 2008

20 RESOLUTIONS

James 1:5 To ask God for wisdom to speak and with a single mindJames 1:9-10 To boast only in exaltation in Christ, & humiliation in worldJames 1:13 To set a watch over my mouthJames 1:19 To be constantly quick to hear, slow to speakJames 2:1-4 To learn the gospel way of speaking to poor and the richJames 2:12 To speak always in the consciousness of the final judgmentJames 2:16 To never stand on anyone’s face with my wordsJames 3:14 To never claim as reality something I do not experienceJames 4:1 To resist quarrelsome words in order to mortify a quarrelsome heartJames 4:11 To never speak evil of anotherJames 4:13 To never boast in what I will accomplishJames 4:15 To always speak as one subject to the providences of GodJames 5:9 To never grumble, knowing that the Judge is at the doorJames 5:12 To never allow anything but total integrity in my speechJames 5:13 To speak to God in prayer whenever I sufferJames 5:14 To sing praises to God whenever I am cheerfulJames 5:14 To ask for the prayers of others when I am sickJames 5:15 To confess it freely whenever I have failedJames 5:15 To pray with and for one another when I am together with othersJames 5:19 To speak words of restoration when I see another wander